Vehicle-washing device



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Patented July 30,1895

e. A. SIMPSON.

VEHICLE WASHING DEVICE.

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(No Model.) I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. C. A. SIMPSON.

` VEHICLE WASHING DEVICE. Y 1510.543309. Patented July so, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. SIMPSON, OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW'YORK.

VEHICLE-WASHING DEVICE.

i SPECIFICATION forming partY oi:` 1'..etters Patent No. 543,709, datedJuly 30, 1895,

Application mea November 9,1894.. 'serai No. 528,281. (No man.)

'To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States,and -a resident of Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle- Vashing Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices to be used in stablesand other places for washing carriages and other vehicles; and itconsists essentially of two horizontalpipes adapted to have a hoseconnected thereto, of a supply-pipe, suitable brackets, and a series ofTs, couplings, nipples, and an expansionjoint, so constructed andarranged that said pipes may be rotated and revolved ina horizontalplane, so that a stream of water may be directed to any side of thevehicle, thereby avoiding the necessity of dragging the hose over theiioor, which would tend to injure and wear out the same. Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a washingdevice constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of a part of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowing the device in operation. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view ofthe expansion-joint.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the ceiling of astable or other structure, to which is secured a water-supply pipe 2,connected with any suitable source.

The numeral 3 designates two horizontal pipes, the inner ends of whichare connected with'a T 4, and their outer ends provided with a T 5, withwhich are connected nipples 6. One of these nipplesis provided with aremovable cap 7, while the other is provided with an elbow 8 and anipple 9 with a hose-thread i on one end with which is connected a hose10.

end of the lower section.

ltion formed near its lower end with an annu lar collar 13, which titsin the Unthreaded portion ot the recess in said lower section. The uppersection is provided with a rotatable collar 13b, having ascrew-threadedboss 13C, which engages with the threaded upper It will thus be seenthat the lower section 12 is rotatable on the upper section. To thisupper section is secured a nipple 14e, which in turn is secured to acoupling 15, the upper end of which forms a seat f or a cross 16, whichloosely embraces a nipple 17, secured to said coupling 15. With thiscross are connected two curved Vpipes or rods 18, the lower ends ofwhich are connected with the Ts 5.

The numeral 19 ydesignates a cross connected with nipple 17 and providedwith a bracket 20, the upper end of which is secured to the ceiling ofthe stable. This cross is connected by a nipple 2l with a similar cross23, provided with brackets 24, which are also secured to the ceiling.

rlhe numeral 25 designates a nipple, and 26 an elbow connecting thesupply-pipe 2 with cross 23.

The operation will be readily understood. .Water is carried from thesupply-pipe down through the crosses, nipples, couplings,T"s, andexpansion-joint to the T 4, and from thence through one of the pipes 3to the hose,

which is provided with a suitable pipe andtion with the horizontal pipesconnected to- Y gether by a T at their inner ends, one of which pipes isprovided with a c'ap and the other with a hose, and the nipple connectedwith said T, of the two part expansion joint connected with said nipple,the lower section of which is formed with a screw threaded re- IDO ronected with said crosses and secured to the ceiling of a stable or otherstructure, and the supply pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. SIMPSON.

Vitnesses:

ELMER E. BELCHER, FRANK M. JENKINS.

